Needs of family caregivers of hospitalised adults with dementia during care transitions: a qualitative study in a US Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital
Hospital care transitions are challenging for caregivers of hospitalised adults living with dementia. Care transition interventions designed to support caregivers with tailored, dementia-specific information and services are needed.
Authors
- Mark E. Kunik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7349-5521)
- Tracy Evans
- Aanand Dinkar Naik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6936-7984)
- Molly J. Horstman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-8112)
- Alan Stevens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2247-1228)
- Mandi Sonnenfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-2641)
- Crystal Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1849-4876)
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas (US)
- Institute on Aging (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- Baylor Scott & White Health (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087231
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office of Research and Development
- Health Services Research and Development
- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
- National Institute on Aging